Goldie Oakes, LPC

Goldie Marker Oakes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who brings a long-standing commitment to helping people navigate difficult life experiences. She began her professional clinical career in 2006 and combines evidence-based techniques with a compassionate, values-oriented perspective. As an LPC Goldie is credentialed to provide professional counseling services and uses a primarily cognitive-behavioral approach while integrating motivational and dialectical strategies when appropriate.

Goldie also offers faith-informed options for clients who prefer them - incorporating mindfulness, relaxation practices, prayer, and scripture when clients are comfortable with that direction. Her work focuses on reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression, addressing trauma and grief, managing anger and impulse control concerns, and supporting recovery from addictions. She helps individuals strengthen relationships, improve self-image and self-esteem, and cope with life changes that affect daily functioning and motivation.

Therapeutic work with Goldie often includes practical homework such as reading faith-based literature or specific scripture, journaling and self-reflection, and practicing CBT and DBT skills between sessions. She frames progress as a collaborative, ongoing process that encourages internal growth and periodic self-evaluation alongside clinical assessment. Goldie’s aim is to support clients in reclaiming peace, joy, and meaningful functioning in their personal and family lives.

Approaches and Accessibility for Online Counseling

Goldie commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps clients identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. She also employs Client-Centered Therapy, a collaborative approach that emphasizes empathy and the client’s own goals to build self-esteem and improve relationships. Mindfulness Therapy is another component of her practice, offering breathing and awareness techniques that support emotional regulation and coping with trauma or overwhelming emotions.

Determining the best approach is a collaborative process - Goldie will work with each person to explore their needs, goals, and preferences and adapt techniques accordingly. That partnership helps identify which methods fit best and how to apply them in everyday life.

Online therapy with Goldie is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility and accessibility. These modalities make it possible to engage with licensed professionals and therapists from home or other convenient locations, fitting care into varied schedules and life demands.